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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Westgate in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westgate. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westgate listed first.

  • Lanham
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Lanham is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanham <3>
  • Ardwick
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardwick
    • Ardwick is located in Prince George's County
  • Seabrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
    • Seabrook is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <3>
  • Landover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landover
    • Landover is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landover <3>
  • Brightseat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightseat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
    • Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
  • Mitchellville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmore
    • Woodmore is located in Prince George's County
  • Springfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Prince George's County
  • Riverdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
    • Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
  • Bladensburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Seat Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
    • Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
  • Branchville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Branchville is located in Prince George's County
  • College Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Collington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
    • Collington is located in Prince George's County
  • Hyattsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
    • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <3>
  • Ammendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
    • Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
  • Bowie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <3>
  • Beltsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beltsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltsville
    • Beltsville is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beltsville <3>
  • Muirkirk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muirkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirkirk
    • Muirkirk is located in Prince George's County
  • Forestville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Suitland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suitland
    • Suitland is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suitland <3>
  • Westphalia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westphalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
  • Leeland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
    • Leeland is located in Prince George's County
  • Contee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Contee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contee
    • Contee is located in Prince George's County
  • Mistletoe Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mistletoe Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
    • Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Westgate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.